This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 regarding the reasons why they don't compost, with a breakdown by type of community. As of **********, some ** percent of respondents living in rural communities stated that it is too much work.
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. "Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. (2017). Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey. "Reasons Why Adults Don't Compost in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/
Statista Survey, Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699807/americans-reasons-not-to-compost-united-states-by-type-of-community/